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Horizon: Zero Dawn | Review Thread

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Elandyll

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ZettaiSeigi said:
Ahh, thanks for the info. And yeah, I don't think Edge will be giving this a perfect score. More likely a 9 or an 8. Hopefully the former.



Is it safe to assume that the game will stay at 88 MC if Edge gives it an 8 or 9? If it gets a 7 from them, will it fall to 87?



I agree with the sentiment for King Regis (preferring the old look) but, to be fair, they did explain why they made him older in the final game.



This is cool and, yeah, it's impressive they responded so quickly - if at all! Thanks for taking the time to ask them. Now we know.
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At this point, and unless Edge is given an absolutely outlandish weight, i don't see an 8 dropping the MC under 88. Or a 9, even maybe a 10, pushing it to 89 tbh.

A 6 or 7 though... :/ but I don't really see that happening.
 
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sackninja

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Elandyll said:
At this point, and unless Edge is given an absolutely outlandish weight, i don't see an 8 dropping the MC under 88. Or a 9, even maybe a 10, pushing it to 89 tbh.

A 6 or 7 though... :/ but I don't really see that happening.
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With it in the upper third of the 88's now I don't think a seven would drop it, and I think a ten might just knock it up to 89. Don't see an 8 or 9 having any affect.
 
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HawaiianDreads

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HeisenbergWW62 said:
Time to start a petition to remove USGamer, Destructoid, and Eurogamer's scores from metacritic
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Why though? Because it lower the overall score of something people put so much faith in? Seriously those who reviewed it and didn't like it gave it the score that they felt it should have. From what I seen so far the game is getting a lot of praise and have a overall good impression. A lot of people are excited for it, including me and I think it's going to do well despite those low scores, so please don't be petty and insecure and put a petition to remove other people opinions because it doesn't align with yours.

Also if you was just kidding this comment is for those who are really considering of doing it.

Edit: Please don't make this into another Uncharted 4 situation.
 
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Wollan

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Equanimity said:
Some new 4K screenshots on gamersyde:

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http://www.gamersyde.com/news_a_bit_more_horizon_zero_dawn_beauty-18817_en.html
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What are they feeding this console...
 
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WordsintheWater

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ckaneo said:
I mean the world is pretty boring obvious you can fight enemies but other than that I can't think of anything particularly fun about the overworld, but realistically most worlds are boring. Just look at real life.

My opinion I guess.
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You haven't touched the game yet, how would you know how boring the games world is? Have any reviews mentioned that the game world is boring or did they say it's dynamic and exciting? Did reviewers actually indicate that the dynamic nature of the world is one of the biggest pluses in the game or did I imagine it?

Opinions are opinions, but they have to be based on something.
 
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So the extra costumes/weapons you get with the preorder psn version, anyone know if they can be unlocked during the game? Anything been said about if they are worth getting?
 
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WordsintheWater said:
You haven't touched the game yet, how would you know how boring the games world is? Have any reviews mentioned that the game world is boring or did they say it's dynamic and exciting? Did reviewers actually indicate that the dynamic nature of the world is one of the biggest pluses in the game or did I imagine it?

Opinions are opinions, but they have to be based on something.
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He watched the stream of some dude on azubu I think. Have u read his comment regarding the fog in the impression thread?

Edit: I think he even uses 4chan as his evidences.
 
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ClearData

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I respect Metacritic and Opencritic as analytical tools but the worry about the meta score saddens me. It is nice to see that validation when that favorite game goes into the 80's and 90's range. Sure. But if a few additional reviews push the score up or down it shouldn't be a worry, right?

If a critic I respect gave the game a glowing review I am happy about my purchase. When a chorus of critics write glowingly about Horizon then the reputation of the game is secured. One or two more or less points on Metacritic won't change the fact that Guerilla has created a wonderful new IP that gives them the option to continue the IP if they wish and thrive as a studio. 87, 88, 89 just doesn't matter really.

Also, I know sometimes publishers tie bonuses to meta score, but I'm just speaking to the attention it gets over a score of a game that's already been reviewed as great or amazing.
 
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WordsintheWater

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Elfstruck said:
He watched the stream of some dude on azubu I think. Have u read his comment regarding the fog in the impression thread?

Edit: I think he even uses 4chan as his evidences.
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Read that whole fog thing decided to give him the benefit of the doubt, but seriously making baseless claims is frustrating. At least post some evidence, maybe I missed where a reviewer said the game world is boring, indicate it in your post so we can have a discussion. Don't just throw stuff out there and cover yourself behind "it's just my opinion I guess"
 
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DriftingSpirit

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ClearData said:
I respect Metacritic and Opencritic as analytical tools but the worry about the meta score saddens me. It is nice to see that validation when that favorite game goes into the 80's and 90's range. Sure. But if a few additional reviews push the score up or down it shouldn't be a worry, right?

If a critic I respect gave the game a glowing review I am happy about my purchase. When a chorus of critics write glowingly about Horizon then the reputation of the game is secured. One or two more or less points on Metacritic won't change the fact that Guerilla has created a wonderful new IP that gives them the option to continue the IP if they wish and thrive as a studio. 87, 88, 89 just doesn't matter really.

Also, I know sometimes publishers tie bonuses to meta score, but I'm just speaking to the attention it gets over a score of a game that's already been reviewed as great or amazing.
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I wouldn't really call it worry but more curiosity (well, at least on my part). I just want to see where it lands. Whether it goes down, up or remains the same, it has been made abundantly clear to me that this game is very legit.
 
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B-B-Bomba!

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MiamiWesker said:
it's awesome, the night is usually well lit. The lights on the enemies really look cool in the dark.
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Thanks! Exactly what I was hoping, re the lights. I've been on minimal media, and it occurred to me I hadn't seen or heard anyone talk about night fights. But fighting robots at night sounds deadly cool ...

DriftingSpirit said:
The former. It isn't a pitch dark realistic type night.
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ronaldthump said:
yeah you do. not a pain in the dick. You can still see clearly - and they tend to have lights on them and the ambient light is fine.
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Also thanks, also thanks :)
 
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MegaSackman

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ClearData said:
I respect Metacritic and Opencritic as analytical tools but the worry about the meta score saddens me. It is nice to see that validation when that favorite game goes into the 80's and 90's range. Sure. But if a few additional reviews push the score up or down it shouldn't be a worry, right?

If a critic I respect gave the game a glowing review I am happy about my purchase. When a chorus of critics write glowingly about Horizon then the reputation of the game is secured. One or two more or less points on Metacritic won't change the fact that Guerilla has created a wonderful new IP that gives them the option to continue the IP if they wish and thrive as a studio. 87, 88, 89 just doesn't matter really.

Also, I know sometimes publishers tie bonuses to meta score, but I'm just speaking to the attention it gets over a score of a game that's already been reviewed as great or amazing.
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Is not important at all but it entertains us while we wait for the game's launch (and are stuck at work). It's irrelevant but a little game some of us like to play.
At least that's what I do.
 
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Jimmyfenix

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hackinformer - 8/10


Horizon: Zero Dawn is a great game and lays the foundation for something special. It could be so much more if it doesn’t fall into the open world trap that most open world games (especially Ubisoft) fall into. A great story, a great character, and great delivery of it. The gameplay leaves something else to desire at times. I do hope there is a sequel or another story in this franchise that polishes the game and addresses the complaints I had.
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ClearData

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MegaSackman said:
Is not important at all but it entertains us while we wait for the game's launch (and are stuck at work). It's irrelevant but a little game some of us like to play.
At least that's what I do.
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Sure it's fun but when it crosses over to fanboy fodder it's off putting. Like the comparison to Zelda meta scores I saw earlier in the thread. Or when discussing the finer points of reviews devolved into which number is bigger and so on and so forth.
 
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Elandyll

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ClearData said:
I respect Metacritic and Opencritic as analytical tools but the worry about the meta score saddens me. It is nice to see that validation when that favorite game goes into the 80's and 90's range. Sure. But if a few additional reviews push the score up or down it shouldn't be a worry, right?

If a critic I respect gave the game a glowing review I am happy about my purchase. When a chorus of critics write glowingly about Horizon then the reputation of the game is secured. One or two more or less points on Metacritic won't change the fact that Guerilla has created a wonderful new IP that gives them the option to continue the IP if they wish and thrive as a studio. 87, 88, 89 just doesn't matter really.

Also, I know sometimes publishers tie bonuses to meta score, but I'm just speaking to the attention it gets over a score of a game that's already been reviewed as great or amazing.
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Don't mistake interest for worry though.

88, 87 or 86 etc... are all great MC averages. And reviews overall (including the not scored ones), as well as the number of "perfect" scores have already told the story.

The only reason a 90 (certainly out of reach by now) is of interest is if the Devs get a bonus for it (as has happened in the past, making MC a sword of damocles above too many dev teams). The label "universal acclaim is also a nice one to have, but is purely subjective to MC. If 90 is Universal Acclaim... what about 89?

At this point in time, the MC score discussion is just a game to see where the final score will settle. All in all, and in the "real" world there's practically little to no difference between a 8.87 score, an 8.9, or a 9.

With basically a 9/10 overall, it's now up to everyone to check reviewers they trust and read about the game if they are still interested but undecided as per a buy.

By pretty much every measurement, the game is a critical success, period.
 
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MegaSackman

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ClearData said:
Sure it's fun but when it crosses over to fanboy fodder it's off putting. Like the comparison to Zelda meta scores I saw earlier in the thread. Or when discussing the finer points of reviews devolved into which number is bigger and so on and so forth.
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Oh yeah no, that's dull. I'm only interested in well thoght discussions and if a new review elevates or drops the meta score or if x site it's on metacritic or not, but as interested as someone that's watching a Jenga match while blocks are being removed and he's thrilled by the outcome of the match.
 
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WordsintheWater

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My usual spot may have this tomorrow or on Friday. Already have the collector's edition on the way though. May need to pick it up regardless and just sell one copy. Haven't been this excited for a game, especially a new IP in a good while.
 
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MegaSackman

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Is this the end of "but remember of how The Order 1886 and No Man's Sky turned out" of Sony games hype threads?

At least Horizon should be a valid counter argument, right? :p
 
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silva1991

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If ND fails to release a new IP this gen, then it's safe to say that we have a new king as far as first party studios goes.

Entire gen without ND new IP...... so fucking depressing.

MegaSackman said:
Is this the end of "but remember of how The Order 1886 and No Man's Sky turned out" of Sony games hype threads?

At least Horizon should be a valid counter argument, right? :p
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Not gonna heppen.

Even neogaf's GOTY Bloodborne couldn't stop those posts
 
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LifeBrandRobot

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ckaneo said:
Yeah, probably hit the games negatives that most reviewers won't hit. Lots of repetition of enemies and the world itself is pretty boring. That said, I shudder to think of the time spent to even add 1 new robot in this game. 26ish is pretty good in that respect
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Bodes well for me, his video game preferences are the total opposite of mine lol.
 
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ronaldthump

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silva1991 said:
If ND fails to release a new IP this gen, then it's safe to say that we have a new king as far as first party studios goes.

Entire gen without ND new IP...... so fucking depressing.
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they should have that scifi game. They're done with uncharted and I think they have 2 studios now that make games concurrently.

TLOU2 + one more currently being made. I wonder if Chloe DLC is taking the efforts of an entire team. :/
 
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ronaldthump

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ckaneo said:
Yeah, probably hit the games negatives that most reviewers won't hit. Lots of repetition of enemies and the world itself is pretty boring. That said, I shudder to think of the time spent to even add 1 new robot in this game. 26ish is pretty good in that respect
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considering games like farcry only have humans and maybe a bunch of enemies. How many different enemies in fallout4? supermutants, ugly robots, humans, crabs, dogs.

this one has plenty of robot enemies + a variety of humans. I think the complaint about repetition of enemies and boring world is ridiculous myslef. The world looks fantastic. If this is boring I wonder what he think is fantastic.It looks better than skyrim Remastered, far cry, fallout etc.
 
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demogorgon

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MegaSackman said:
Is this the end of "but remember of how The Order 1886 and No Man's Sky turned out" of Sony games hype threads?

At least Horizon should be a valid counter argument, right? :p
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To be fair i expected 1886 to be a turd (thats why i rented it and didn't buy it) and i expected NMS to be a turd (never understood the hype or interest in an exploration indie game) but I'm stoked for horizon. Looks like I finally have a good reason for buying my PS4 years ago. been waiting for a game like this to come along. 5 days away
 
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